MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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